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Demand for wine properties and investments in California’s wine growing regions is vastly outstripping supply, with $175m poured into the region by international investors in the last 12 months. This is great news for the region, but also could point to benefits for wine imported into the states. According to IWA (International Wine Associates), the […]

Vin-X dispels a couple of myths about the Chinese wine consumer Yesterday afternoon it was revealed that China has now become the biggest market for red wine in the world, with 1.8 billion bottles sold in 2013. This is of course fantastic news, and is evidence that many of the predictions about the future of […]

Latest data on red wine consumption shows the traditional wine-drinking countries France and Italy no longer lead the world. So who is the world's biggest consumer of red wine? China is now the world's biggest consumer of red wine, beating even France and Italy, according to a study by International Wine & Spirit Research commissioned by Vinexpo. This […]

Vin-X turns the spotlight on Cheval Blanc 1947, and its potential spiritual successor, the 2010 It’s not often that something is universally decided on as “the best.” There exists no consensus on the best piece of art, the best book, the best film or the best piece of music. There will always be disagreement and […]

Alternative investments in areas such as coins, art, and wine have received alot of attention recently due to their performance and prestige. These investments are considered to be "Passion Investments". The experienced investor knows there is room for both traditional investing with asset classes such as equities and bonds and also alternative investments that may help preserve capital […]

To reflect the increasing diversity and current trends in the fine wine market, Liv-ex has launched the Fine Wine 1000 index. This new fine wine index is believed to be the broadest measure available for the performance of fine wine, monitoring Champagne, the Rhône, Italy and the New World in addition to Bordeaux and Burgundy. Read the full story – http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2014/01/liv-ex-launches-fine-wine-1000-index/ […]

Vin-X examines the potential of the emerging MINT economies’ impact on the wine industry. I know what you’re thinking. “Wine and mint, together? Madness! Who would ruin their long-awaited glass of wine with dinner by putting mint in it?” Certainly, such a suggestion would rightly get you laughed out of your local wine club. However, […]

From the lowest fresher student purchasing Lambrini at 2 for 1 prices, to the highest bon viveur enjoying classic Cheval Blanc ’47, wine is a great leveller; ubiquitous at all levels of our society, present at occasions as hallowed as Holy Communion and as debauched as a Friday night pub crawl. Arguably more than any […]

We have all read about drones over Afghanistan being remotely operated from the UK but now it seems that a chateaux owner in Bordeaux with deep pockets has invested 50,000 Euros in a newly-developed vineyard drone for his numerous estates. Equipped with cameras and other sensors these unmanned mini-helicopters can measure plant damage, disease and […]

On the surface the UK economy looks rosy, unemployment is down, growth is fastest amongst the G7 nations, the housing market is booming and even the weather has been dry. However the stock market may be approaching an interesting juncture known as “coffin corner” where the slightest miscalculation could lead to a crash. Those in […]